David Mitchell in conversation at Dulwich Books

David Mitchell, best selling author of Cloud Atlas, talking about his latest novel The Bone Clocks in Dulwich Books.

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Innovative author of Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell is talking about his latest novel The Bone Clocks at Dulwich Books in June. Storyteller extraordinaire, David Mitchell has been twice shortlisted and, courtesy of The Bone Clocks, longlisted for the Booker prize. He writes literary, audaciously structured and fantastical novels with a flair and wit.

Mitchell's debut novel, Ghostwritten, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, which honours the best book published by a writer under 35. After the flyaway success of number9dream and thenCloud Atlas, Mitchell was named one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelist and one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential people.

So the excitement that has surrounded his latest work is unsurprising. The Bone Clocks is an engrossing, multi-faceted thriller that explores the delicate lines between life and death, and reality and fantasy. From a strange encounter between teenage runaway Holly and a desperate, mysterious woman, the narrative span’s Holly’s life over six sections and weaves into a metaphysical exploration of mortality and murder.

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Dulwich Books

Dulwich Books is an independent book shop where the staff are, they say, obsessed with books and have a keen eye for an excellent author. The shop hosted events with Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being) and Eleanor Catton (The Luminaries) long before these wonderful authors went on to win their Man Booker prizes.

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David Mitchell wil alsol be in conversation with Neil Gaiman on 16 June- click here for more details.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell’s first novel, Ghostwritten (1999), won the Mail on Sunday John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for the best book by a writer under 35 and was also shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, number9dream, was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

His third novel, Cloud Atlas, was shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. He has since published Black Swan Green (longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize) and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (longisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize). His most recent book, The Bone Clocks, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014.